Union councils of Pakistan

The union councils of Pakistan (Urdu: یونین کونسل), referred to as village councils in villages, are an elected local government body consisting of 21 councillors, and headed by a Nazim which is equivalent to a mayor or chairperson and a Naib Nazim (vice chairperson). As of 2007, there are 5,375 rural union councils across 115 districts.[1] They form the third-tier of local government and fifth tier overall. Its structure and responsibilities differ between provinces and territories.

  1. ^ Baqir, F. (2007). UN Reforms and Civil Society Engagement. UNRCO, Islamabad. https://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.539.3258&rep=rep1&type=pdf

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